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Old 04-30-2016, 06:05 PM
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Truck lopsided

The front end of my truck is sitting uneven. It leans to the passenger side. I measured it with a tape measure and there is roughly a 1.5 inch difference between the driver and passenger side fender well and the actual tire. Busted shock or a cracked leaf?
 
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Old 04-30-2016, 06:28 PM
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Leaf bushings might be shot.
 
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Old 04-30-2016, 06:47 PM
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250 or 350?
 
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My bad.. 250
 
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Originally Posted by green_95
. Busted shock or a cracked leaf?
Did you look at the leaf springs to see if they were cracked? Shocks don't hold the truck up, so I don't think it's that. I would say a weak or broken leaf in the spring.
 
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I glanced at it today. Didn't notice any I'm gonna get under it and inspect it a little better when this rain moves out. What's involved in replacing a front leaf? I go so many things I want to do to this truck and so little money. It's mechanically sound and runs awesome. It's just small routine maintenance things. Ball joints, front u joints, I need to pull the front diff and re seal it since it's leaking, new tires, and now possibly front leaf springs.
 
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Check the bushings well that Dana 50 is hard on bushings
 
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Cab mount bushing are always suspect on the OBS as well. Measure from the frame to the ground and compare to your body measurements.
 
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Measure from frame rails to ground. That will tell you if it's in the suspension or the body mounts
 
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